Roughly a quarter of physicians in the United States are either international medical graduates (IMGs) or foreign-born physicians (FBPs). We propose a theoretical model where patient preferences that disfavor IMGs and FBPs may result in those physicians offering better access to their services...

PurposeThis study aims to develop a heuristic for an outpatient appointment system considering patient classification.Design/methodology/approachThe heuristic proposed was applied in simulations with 18 scenarios, combining different environmental factors. Total cost was adopted as a performance...

In August 2021, a physician in Alabama made headlines when he refused to treat patients who had not received COVID-19 vaccinations. He stated that, while he “will not force anyone to take the vaccine, [he] also cannot continue to watch [his] patients suffer and die from an eminently...